District 4-5A gets alot tougher with the addition of the two time state champion Raines Vikings now in the mix. Ribault won the district the last few years taking advantage of weak competition as Paxon, and Yulee, have struggled. On paper this district will come down to the Northwest Classic late in the season, adding...Read More

Stanton- In flag football action, the Raines Lady Vikings defeated the Stanton Lady Blue Devils 8-7 in a spirited close contest Thursday evening. How close was the game you ask? So close that it came down to two very questionable coaching decisions that resulted in a one a point swing. The first came after Stanton scored...Read More

Jacksonville Fl-Twenty-nine percent from the free throw line is usually not something to celebrate, but those misses will not define the legacy of Teyana Carswell Rather it was only one free throw she made that will. With 0.9 seconds remaining on the clock, Carswell knocked down the most important shot in her Raines career, to...Read More

Coach Paden of the Raines Lady Vikings, knew the right strategy he would need to go out and beat Bolles on Tuesday. The Lady Vikings have already beaten Bolles twice and one of those victories came less than ten days prior in their District Championship. The game plan was simple, apply pressure to the guards...Read More

SOUTHSIDE – A new season, a new coach, yet the same result for the Sandalwood Saints girls basketball team, as they defended their Gateway Conference championship by defeating Raines 42-30 on Saturday night. It was a rematch from last year, pitting the two best girls basketball teams in the conference against one another. Sandalwood, led by...Read More

Nease continues to remain at the top of the Fab Five girls basketball rankings for the fifth straight week, but Bishop Kenny remains close after winning the St. Pius Holiday Tournament over the weekend. 1 Nease (13-1) Last ranking: 1 Last week: def. Loyola Academy (IL) 60-52, def. Rogers (OH) 56-44, fell to Aquinas 64-62...Read More

RIBAULT – The First Coast Buccaneers breezed into Austin Wilkes gymnasium on Saturday evening extinguishing Raines fire and expectations of a win. First Coast would defeat the Raines Vikings 62-49 capturing the 2018 Northwest Classic Christmas Tournament Championship . Florida State University commit Naseem Khaalid earned the tournament championship MVP award when he put up...Read More

RIBAULT – Sure it may be uncharacteristically hot for late December in Florida, but the near 80 degree temperatures outside was nothing compared to the shooting inferno between the Raines Lady Vikings and the Ribault Lady Trojans Saturday night in the 2018 Basketball Northwest Classic. Yet before their barn burner championship game, both teams had...Read More

NORTHSIDE – The Raines Lady Vikings (9-0) defeated the Fernandina Lady Pirates 64-36 Monday evening to remain undefeated on the season. Raines guard Ahliah Brown led the Lady Vikings with 22 points, guard Nyla Allen contributed with 19 points, 6 assists and 3 steals and center Teyana Carswell chipped in with 10 points, 5 blocks and 16...Read More

ORLANDO – When one speaks of the greatest of all time in sports or the G.O.A.T, one must consider several factors for the discussion. Did they achieve the highest individual honor in their sport ? Did they achieve the highest team honor in their sport ? Finally, did they consistently win on a regular basis...Read More